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Villeneuve, Samuel
🇫🇷FIDE 20642105· Male· France· Born in 1993
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Samuel Villeneuve, a 33-year-old French player, is rated 1994 — just 23 short of his peak of 2017 (Oct 2025, age 32). He is progressing steadily with +30 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7, Albi-XXeme open fide Tarn Nord 2025 (-2400), and Championnat de France 2025 - Open B. Also played 1 rapid event (including Tournoi rapide Michel De Baralle - A (elo 1500 et plus) - Albi 2025) recently. He took a 73-month break between Sep 2012 and Nov 2018.
Current rating
1994
Standard
Rpd1857·Blz1900
All-time high
2017
−23 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 32
Oct 2025 · age 32
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#28,444
#28,444 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2025
All-time peak 2017
at age 32 · −23 from today
Oct 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 32
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+133 Elo)
1819 → 1952
Dec 2024
2022
100 career games
at age 29
Aug 2022
2020
Crossed 1800
at age 27
Apr 2020
2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 25
Nov 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+30
1964 → 1994
Tournaments
8
21 games
Score
15.5/ 2173.8%
13W5D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #2740 | 1038 | -14.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #780 | 2470 | +2.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #30 | 2670 | +6.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #1691 | 1068 | -14.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #617 | 2524 | +3.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #1203 | 1766 | -6.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/6 | #3 | 2113 | +15.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7/9 | #5 | 2127 | +36.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
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Rankings
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France
#1,579
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#21,025
in continent
World
#28,444
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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